Nurse Unit Manager – Intensive Care Unit | Melbourne
- Melbourne, VIC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Leading and inspiring nursing, medical, allied health, and administrative staff to deliver patient-centred care;
- Driving active leadership in ICU and hospital-wide operations through the Daily Management System;
- Supporting organisational change initiatives and promoting a culture of continuous improvement;
- Mentoring, precepting, and acting as a clinical and professional role model;
- Overseeing day-to-day nursing staff management and clinical care standards, including annual competency programs;
- Implementing comprehensive education and training plans supporting postgraduate nursing programs;
- Collaborating with medical staff to optimise patient flow and clinical outcomes;
- Ensuring timely follow-up of clinical incidents;
- Developing, monitoring, and managing the ICU budget and providing regular financial updates to leadership;
- Implementing leave management strategies, overseeing rostering and staff deployment in line with EBA requirements and budget constraints;
- Managing recruitment, monitoring vacancy rates, and participating in performance reviews and disciplinary processes;
- Maintaining nursing competency registers and promoting cost-effective practices;
- Ensuring compliance with OH&S policies, fire training, and emergency procedures;
- Leading policy reviews and improvements to enhance workplace safety;
- Encouraging participation in mandatory training and professional development;
- Proactively identifying and addressing safety risks;
- Ensuring safe, high-quality clinical care is delivered in accordance with established procedures and scope of practice;
- Promoting a culture of learning and incident reporting;
- Implementing SVHM's safety and clinical quality programs and collaborating on hospital-wide initiatives;
- Facilitating patient-centred care by ensuring accessible information and supporting informed decision-making.
- Previous experience as a Nurse Unit Manager in a clinical unit, ward, or department;
- Proven leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams;
- Experience in budget planning, preparation, and management;
- Minimum of 5 years post-qualification nursing experience (preferred);
- Diploma of Management or equivalent (preferred);
- Adherence to the Hospital Code of Conduct;
- High-level clinical nursing expertise;
- Strong leadership qualities with the ability to motivate and guide multidisciplinary teams;
- Demonstrated organisational and change management skills;
- Experience in financial and project management;
- Skilled in conflict management and negotiation;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Commitment to the principles of the Patient Care Model;
- Knowledge of and dedication to Continuous Quality Improvement;
- Thorough understanding of professional nursing issues.